It’s time for another Virtual Art Walk!  We hope you’ll take a little time this afternoon to browse through the online galleries of some of our most prolific customers.  These links are  a collection of all the artists we have posted about on our weekly Friday Art Watch Series over the last two months.

If you’re not familiar with it, Friday Art Watch is something that we post only on Twitter and Facebook every Friday. We love being able to show you all the terrific work our customers are doing and hopefully the posts will inspire you as well.

Once every couple of months we post a round up of the artists from Friday Art Watch series on the blog under Virtual Art Walk. This gives people who don’t follow us on Twitter or Facebook a chance to see who we’ve been profiling. If you want to catch up with the series, here are the previous Virtual Artwalks.

We’ve really enjoyed having this dedicated time to showcase our customers work. So, in case you missed it on Facebook or Twitter , here’s your chance to catch up. Take a little Friday afternoon stroll with us and enjoy the featured artists from the last few months.

Eileen David – Painting

Jane Hemmerich – Photography

Hiroshi Rodriguez – Spray Painting

Surachai – Painting

Scott Lantz – Painting

Jeannie Truitt - Pencil

Jason Langer - Black and White Photography

Chris Bidleman – Photography

Chris Carr - Watercolor Painting

Sometimes a long frame with a narrower moulding can bow a bit in the middle because of the weight of the glazing. When this happens the bottom of the frame will bend just enough that you can see the top of the glass behind the lip of the frame. This most often happens when a smaller width frame is used.

We have a tip for you that’s a good precaution to take when framing a panorama or longer horizontal frame in a narrower moulding.

After the frame job is completely done get about a 1″ to 2″ strip of matboard or mountboard and a staple gun.

You’re going to staple one side of the strip to the back of the middle of the top leg of the frame (make sure the strip can’t be seen from the front).  After you do this pull the moulding from the other side and hold it taut while you staple the other end of the strip to the middle of the bottom leg. This works like a belt and hold everything together.

We are excited to to let you know that we’re now carrying Crescent’s popular Illustration Board (in Standard and Rag) and the Ultra Black 8 Art and Presentation Board.

All three boards are great for doing your art and for mounting or presentation.  Currently we are offering these boards in small packs in six sizes.

Learn more about Art and Presentation boards.

If you’re looking to cut your own mat openings or you need mats with no hole in it, we can do that for you.  Mat Blanks are a popular item and we have a custom and standard options for you.  Find out more about  Mat Blanks.

Summer means being on the move and many of you have shows that go through to the end of September.  So, in case you missed these handy items, you might want to add them to your list of go-to products when you’re on the go.

1. Adjustable cardboard corners

Use them as corner protection for your:

• assembled frames
• stacks of matted and/or bagged prints
• stacks of plexiglass or glass

Keep things safe while in storage – keep things safe while in transit! These are sold individually. Buy 4 for one frame. Get as many or as few as you want.

2. 210 Plus Plastic Scratch Remover

Works great for removing scratches from Acrylic and Plexiglass.  Also works good removing scratches from metal frames. A must have for your fix-it bag

3.  Kimwipes

These large wipes are low lint and perfect for cleaning off acrylic, glass and frames. They are a good large size and can be folded over and used multiple times.  You can read a product review of the Kimwipes on the blog here.

4. Cotton Gloves

It’s not easy to keep your hands clean and dry when you are setting up shows in the summer heat. Keeping some cotton gloves on hand is a good idea for when you suddenly go from setting up tables to switching out a mat. These gloves are $10.75 for 12 pairs and can be used more than once. They take up little space and will can be a great way to keep your artwork clean and ready to sell.

These are just a few ideas to help you make the best of the rest of your summer season. You can find more ideas on the pages Art Fair Focus and Top Art Festival Products.